GWAC, MAC & Enterprise Committee Priorities for 2013
I.
Review Experience with IDIQ Contracting a. What was the vision? i. What prompted their creation? ii. What was envisioned for their use? b. What has been our experience? i. Discuss any gap between the vision and the experience c. Awarding IDIQs i. Competition ii. Contract Duplication – Time to rationalize the number of MACs. iii. Task and Delivery Order experience – use of FAR Part 15 formal source selection procedures iv. Promote procurement best practices (government and/or commercial) v. Recommendations for statutory/regulatory changes
II.
Commercial back in commercial item contracting/Eliminate government unique terms where costs outweigh benefits
III.
Promote metrics for assessing Total Acquisition Cost---too much focus on price
IV.
Acquisition Reform a. Do no harm i. Do not duplicate what already exists ii. Do not add parallel administrative processes iii. Do not return to pre-reform bifurcation of Civilian and Defense processes, laws, and regulations
05/01/2013